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Materials NEWS The month in resource management New contract Shanks secures funding for Derby contract PAINT THE TOWN GREEN - An innovative machine is helping North Lanarkshire to waste. The new machine has been built by the Mears Group - a social housing maintenance contract on behalf of the council and normally has a large volume 8 Local Authority Waste & Recycling October 2014 Proposed regulations for the safe storage and separation of piles of material at waste sites have been revised and are being consulted on for a second time by the Waste Industry Safety & Health (WISH) Forum. Changes include clarification on which the three approaches to stack size management should apply, as this area received most comment in the consultation. Health and safety New fire control guidance unveiled Group, has agreed funding terms to begin the construction phase of the 27-year PPP contract with Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils which will generate total estimated revenues of £950m. The second phase of an online information tool which addresses the impact of recycling contami- nation has been launched by the Resource Association. ReQIP (the Recycling Quality Information Point), which was launched in June 2014, is designed to provide a reference point for understanding reprocessors' quality requirements. The second stage of the project will provide information about the impact specific contaminants have on the quality of recyclate, and how each contaminant affects its market value. ReQIP part two launched Shanks Group has announced that Resource Recovery Solutions, a joint venture with Interserve A landmark deal which will see waste from Norfolk turned into energy in Suffolk has started. The agreement between the two county councils will see around 40,000 tonnes of Norfolk's residu- al household waste processed and turned into energy. Defra has given its approval to the two-year deal which is expect- ed to enable both authorities to make savings of around £1m by working together on waste man- agement operations. New contract Norfolk agrees deal with Suffolk Biogas producers will no longer need to pay for permits or waste handling controls to use fruit and vegetable by-products in the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, according to the Environment Agency. Previously, the addition of even a small quantity of these by-products into the AD process (such as leaves and roots, or produce that is misshapen, bruised or undersized) would require operators to apply for expensive permits and implement the same waste handling controls as a commercial food waste AD plant. Red tape boost for fruit and veg by- products in AD Legislation GIRL POWER - A record number of young women have started work at JCB as apprentices – challenging the myth that engineering is very much a man's world. Nine females have just completed the first week of their apprenticeships – almost double last year's intake. The month in resource management PAINT THE TOWN GREEN - An innovative machine is helping North Lanarkshire to waste. The new machine has been built by the Mears Group - a social housing maintenance contract on behalf of the council and normally has a large volume

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